Thom McKenzie, Emeritus Faculty member in the School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences (ENS), recently established the Thomas L. McKenzie Student Research Grant program. The grant program supports research on physical activity and/or eating behavior for students working on research with School of ENS faculty members. The inaugural grant recipients and their mentors are featured […]

Dr. Shirin Hooshmand and Dr. Mark Kern received additional funding from the California Dried Plum Board to extend their intervention trial begun in 2016, which examines the effects of prune consumption on bone metabolism among older adult men. Their previous research has shown prunes are effective in preventing bone loss in post-menopausal women. Studies of […]

To Read this Article on the SDSU NewsCenter click here. Chancellor Timothy P. White has honored SDSU researcher Guadalupe X. “Suchi” Ayala for her groundbreaking achievements, and her exemplary impact on students. By La Monica Everett-Haynes Guadalupe X. “Suchi” Ayala’s scholarly and community-based work to help improve the overall health and wellness of some of […]

Dr. Eyal Oren and colleagues will be conducting an innovative research project assessing the acceptability among committed smokers of switching to unfiltered cigarettes from filtered cigarettes and will compare doses of nicotine and carcinogens after such switch. The genesis of this project is rooted in recent epidemiological data showing that overall mortality, as well as […]

National Rankings Review SDSU’s Nursing program is ranked #57 out of 523 for veteran friendliness of all colleges and universities reviewed by College Factual. This puts SDSU in the top 15% of all schools in the nation when it comes to offering a quality education to veterans studying Nursing. See full article on College Factual […]